Smelt in tomato
Description
Cooking smelt in tomato sauce is very easy, as shown in the step-by-step recipe instructions. Even if you don't have some spices on hand, the taste won't suffer—the fish is just that good. Enjoy cooking!
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
The smelt should be gutted and headless; rinse the fish and dry it with a paper towel.
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Step 3
Coat the fish in flour with added salt and black pepper.
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Step 4
Sear on both sides in a well-heated pan with enough vegetable oil.
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Step 5
Transfer the fish to a shallow pot.
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Step 6
Grate the carrot on a coarse grater.
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Step 7
Slice the onion into half-rings.
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Step 8
Sauté the onion and carrot in the pan where you fried the fish, add tomato paste, and continue frying for another 3-5 minutes together with the paste.
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Step 9
Pour boiling water over the vegetables, add all the spices (nutmeg, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, bay leaf), salt, a little granulated sugar and vinegar, and cook for 3 minutes.
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Step 10
At the end, add the minced garlic.
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Step 11
Pour the tomato marinade over the fish, place on the lowest heat, and simmer everything together for 7-10 minutes.
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Step 12
Let the smelt marinate for 30-40 minutes before serving. Serve with vegetables and fresh herbs. This tomato-marinated smelt is delicious both hot and cold. I highly recommend trying it!